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Appl Radiat Isot
; 137: 205-209, 2018 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29655126
ABSTRACT
This paper discusses use of Monte Carlo simulations to facilitate testing and calibration of a gaseous effluent monitor (GEM). MCNP5 was used to simulate responses of the 131I and 41Ar GEM detecting units exposed to specific radioactive sources. The agreement between the MCNP5 predictions and experimental measurements is good enough to validate the MCNP5 model. It has been demonstrated that the Monte Carlo code is a powerful and useful tool to determine accurate detector responses and facilitate the calibration process of this type of the monitors.